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430. POLYGAMIA, MONtECIA. LEGUMINOS*. 
ACA'CIA BREVI'PES. j| ^ II Greenhouse shrub, from New South 
short-pedicelled acacia. I Flower, inch || Wales, 1810 ? flowers in spring, yellow. 
For derivation of Acacia, see No. 1. This plant, although unnoticed by bot- 
anical writers, has been cultivated in the Kew Gardens, from the time of its in- 
troduction — more than twenty years. Not very showy. bot. mag. 3358. 
431. MONtECIA, POLYANDRIA. BEGONIACE/E. 
BEGO'NIA OCTOPE'TALA. II S ca P e - B || Stove herbaceous perennial, Lima, 
EICHT-PETALLED begonia. II Flower, 2* inch II in 1835, flowers in October, white. 
Begonia, see No. 32. This is a fine species of Begonia, bearing large white 
flowers like those of an Anemone. Flowered in the Glasgow garden, and the 
most luxuriantly in the warmest part of the stove. bot. mag. 3559. 
432. CYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEJE. 
BLE'TIA SHEPHER'DII. II f" t l || stove perennial, from Jamaica, in 
shepherd’s bletia. I Flower, lj inch II 1825? flowers in January, purple. 
Bletia, after the Spanish botanist, Blet. The specific name was given in hon- 
our of the Messrs. Shepherd at the Liverpool Botanic Garden. The bold foli- 
age and elegant flowers of this plant highly recommend it to notice, bot. mag. 33)9. 
433. SYNGENESIA, SUPERFLUA. COMPOSITE. 
CALLICHRO'A P i.at YC I.Os’sa . * f°°‘ II Hardy annual, from New California, 
BROAD-RAYED CALLICH ROA * II Flower, B inch II in 1836, flowers in October, deep yel. 
• The name is from the Greek words, hallos, beautiful, and ciiroa, colour, in 
allusion to the flowers. Introduced by Miss A. M. Bennett, of Norton House, 
Wilts. Its dwarf habit is desirable, but its corolla no novelty. flo. gar. 373. 
434. FENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. RHAMNACE*. 
CEANO'TIIUS COLLI'NUS. I ^ || Hardy evergreen shrub, from North 
CEANOTHUS OF THE hills. II Flower, ’s inch II America, 1827, flowers in May, white. 
The Greek, keanothos is a name given by Theophrastus to a thorny plant. 
This is a most desirable hardy shrub, which produces an abundance of flowers, 
which, although small, make it a lively picture in spring. botanist, 16. 
435. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PORTULACE*. 
CLAYTO'NIA GYPSOPHILOi'desII p . fo °* II Hardy annual, from New California, 
CYPS0PHILLA-LIKE claytonia. II Flower, %inch II in 1835? flowers in October, pink. 
J. Clayton, a botanical collector, in Virginia, is commemorated by the pre- 
sent genus. This is a pretty annual which will soon become a general favourite. 
Introduced by the same lady as the Callichroa above. flo. gar. 375. 
436. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . VERBENACE/E. 
CLERODEN'DRONsqUAMa'tum.,, jj II Stove shrub, from China, in 1790, 
scaly clerodendron. Il Flower, 1J inch II flowers in August and Sept, scarlet. 
Clerodendron, from kleros, accident ; and dendron, tree, the medicinal 
qualities of the species being so uncertain. This is a most splendid flowerer ; pro- 
bably suitable for the greenhouse. Single leaves will strike root, botanist, 13. 
437. POLYANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. RANUNCULACEA. 
DELPHI'NIUM vimi'neum. II 1 Hardy perennial, from N. America, in 
WAND-LIKE LARKSPUR. II Flower, 1 inch II 1834? flowers in August, purple. 
Delphinium is derived from delphin, dolphin ; from a fancied resemblance in 
the unexpanded flow-ers. The principal characteristic of this species of Larkspur 
is its erect twiggy growth. It was discovered by Mr. Drummond, flo. gar. 374. 
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